It is finally time to stir my stumps and finish my long-standing, perpetually half-finished AE86 Corolla resto-mod project. I need an explain-like-I'm-Five because I've never tackled something like this before.
At the moment, the engine is running with a MS3Pro, utilizing aftermarket GM-style sensors that came with the kit from DIYautotune. I've got an array of sensors mounted in the oil pan, airbox, oil pump, coolant neck, etc...and they are wired into the ECU and the car is running.
Then I got the hare-brained idea to add a bunch of gauges to get important data on engine health to the driver, like AFR, oil pressure/temp, coolant temp, and went with AEM analog for that 80's works rally/race car look. I've got the Wideband AFR gauge working, but haven't tackled any ancillaries.
How do I connect all this stuff together? Per the instructions with the gauges, I could add in duplicate sensors (with T-fittings, or welding in even more bungs) and drive the gauges with their own sensors, totally independent of the MS3Pro install. What I'm wondering is could I splice the gauge into the wiring between sensor and ECU, or is that way too noisy? Could I drive the ECU with output from the gauges, essentially running them inline between the sensor and the MegaSquirt3 Pro? Or should I leave the gauge->MS3 Pro wiring alone and try to run the gauges off a PWM output from the MegaSquirt3 Pro if I have enough outputs and enough patience to build all the curves? What's the best way to do this?
Sorry if this seems like an idiotic question, but this is not my area of expertise, so I'm looking for some help here. Thanks!